Clinical trials: Frail
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease Among Frail Elderly
Chronic kidney disease is a common diagnosis in the elderly population and it is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs. The prevalence rates increase with age to about 40% for adults aged > 65 years.
- Trial name
- FRED-CKD (NCT02351349)
- Testing
- multidisciplinary intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sameena Iqbal
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD), Heart Failure
Reforça't: A Community, Social, and Healthcare Program for Patients With Cardiorespiratory Conditions Upon Hospital Discharge
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether an interdisciplinary, community-based intervention can reduce 30-day hospital readmissions and improve functional outcomes in patients aged 65 or older with…
- Trial name
- R't (NCT06897410)
- Testing
- Interdisciplinary Program for Post-Hospitalization / Hospital at home Management and Long-Term Outcomes in Older Adults with Chronic Cardiorespiratory Condition
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva
Frail Elderly, Clostridioides Difficile
Clostridioides Difficile and Frailty
CDI is a major cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhoea. More than half of the patients affected are 70 years or older and frail. Mortality among older patients with CDI is high.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Clostridioides Difficile, Geriatric Assessment, Faecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Trial name
- CLODIFRAIL (NCT05447533)
- Testing
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), Continued geriatric care, Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Frail Elderly
Resistance Training to Optimize Health in Pre-frail Older Adults
Exercise programs, particularly resistance training programs using weights or resistance bands, can help improve or maintain mobility and function in older adults, preserve independent living, and improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02593084
- Testing
- Higher Intensity Resistance Training, Lower Intensity Resistance Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Balance; Distorted
Validity Reliability of FrailBESTest in Older Adults
Fraility; It is an age-related biological syndrome. It is characterized by decreased resistance to stressors due to changes in functional reserves and physiological systems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Balance; Distorted, Assessment, Self
- Trial name
- NCT04615533
- Testing
- Frail older adults, assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Fracture Femur, Hip Arthroplasty Replacement
Cognitive and Physical Recovery After Hip Fracture in Frail Patients Using Digital Rehabilitation Technology
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether integrating a technology-based rehabilitation approach with conventional therapies in the rehabilitation of patients with proximal femoral fracture may be advantageous compared with…
- Conditions
- Fracture Femur, Hip Arthroplasty Replacement, Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)
- Trial name
- FEWF (NCT07392515)
- Testing
- Experimental intervention - integrated treatment with a sensor-based device, Conventional rehabilitation intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- C.O.T. Cure Ortopediche Traumatologiche S.p.A.
Frail Older Adults
Healthy Living Programme for Older Adults
Malnutrition, risk of falls and medication incidents are commonly faced by the older adults. This study aimed to provide health education to community-dwelling older adults and to assess the effectiveness of a Healthy Living…
- Trial name
- HLP (NCT02904174)
- Testing
- Healthy Living Programme
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Atrial Fibrillation
The European Registry of Older Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF)
Preliminary data suggest that: 1. a different risk of mortality, as assessed by the Multidimensional Prognostic Indices (MPI), may influence the anticoagulant prescription in older subjects with Atrial Fibrillation (AF); 2.
- Trial name
- EUROSAF (NCT02973984)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Alberto Pilotto
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage III
Sequential Chemo-immunotherapy Plus Thoracic Radiotherapy for Elderly And/or Frail Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy without disease progression followed by consolidation durvalumab is standard of care for unresectable, stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (the 'PACIFIC regimen').
- Trial name
- NCT05557552
- Testing
- standar thoracic RT dose, decreased thoracic RT dose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Frailty At Older Adults
Telerehabilitation on Physical Fitness, Functional Status, and Quality of Life in Frail Older Adults
The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to analyze whether the effectiveness of a synchronous telerehabilitation program is better than a face-to-face physical therapy program in improving the physical fitness…
- Trial name
- Teleactivate 3 (NCT06784245)
- Testing
- TeleActivate
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Marina Alvarado
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Primary Prevention
Non-pharmacological Prevention of POD in Frailty Elderly Undergoing Elective Surgery Applied by Nursing Teams
The increase in the population over 60 years of age who could receive surgery due to changes in life expectancy and advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Primary Prevention, Postoperative Delirium, Frailty
- Trial name
- NPPOD (NCT05993754)
- Testing
- Non-pharmacological intervention
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Sarcopenia
A Protein Supplementation and Exercise Strategy to Promote Muscle Protein Anabolism in Frail Elderly People
The present study is designed to investigate whether timed protein supplementation will increase skeletal muscle mass in the frail elderly population.
- Trial name
- ProMuscle (NCT01110369)
- Testing
- Protein drink, Resistance exercise training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Colorectal Neoplasms
Using Multimodal Prehabilitation to Improve Outcomes for Frail Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if a program of physical activity, nutritional supplements and relaxation techniques is effective at decreasing post operative complications in frail colorectal cancer patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT02502760
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Program, Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Relaxation Techniques
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Healthy Volunteers, Non-Healthy/Non-Frail
Genetic and Epigenetic Signatures of Translational Aging Laboratory Testing (GESTALT)
Background: Biomarkers are substances in people's blood and tissues. They help researchers understand diseases and signs of aging.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Non-Healthy/Non-Frail, Frail
- Trial name
- NCT02339012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Heart Failure, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Frailty Heart Failure Study
A prospective longitudinal cohort study aimed at measuring frailty and its associated risk factors community dwelling older adults aged 65 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT03887351
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Aging
The Effect of Strength Training and Protein Supplementation in Old Pre-frail Individuals
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a lower-body strength training regime combined with protein supplementation in pre-frail elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03723902
- Testing
- Heavy-load strength training, Protein supplementation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Delirium
Different Frailty Scores to Incidence of Post-operative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction
Patients who are frail will have higher rate for post-operative morbidities, mortality, prolonged hospital stays, loss of independence, increase in institutionalization, post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and delirium…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04056871
- Testing
- Frailty Screening Tools
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Frailty Syndrome
Clinical Intervention in Frail Older People (FRAILCLINIC)
Frailty is the main risk factor for the development of incident disability in older people and one of the most important for other adverse outcomes (death, hospitalisation, falls, and permanent institutionalisation).
- Trial name
- FRAILCLINIC (NCT02643069)
- Testing
- Intervention Geriatric Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 821 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Getafe
Renal Dialysis, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Quality of Life of Frail Aged Patients in Incremental Hemodialysis
End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major public health problem. The dialysis population is aging. As a result we observe a high prevalence of frailty among dialysis patients (ranges from 3 to 10 fold higher than in the…
- Conditions
- Renal Dialysis, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Frailty
- Trial name
- Qualifragilys (NCT03782519)
- Testing
- Dialysis frequency reduction, Frailty diagnosis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 783 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Fraility, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Respiratory Exercises in Frail Elderly COPD Patients
Purpose: This study evaluated the impact of a structured intervention on frailty, lung function, physical capacity, and dyspnea in elderly COPD patients.
- Conditions
- Fraility, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- NCT07472530
- Testing
- breathing exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çankırı Karatekin University